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To the Point

The Orlando Nightclub Massacre: America's Deadliest Mass Shooting

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Forty-nine people are dead, along with the shooter, and an additional five are in grave condition, as the White House, the FBI and all Americans try to understand Sunday's events in Orlando. 

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0:30.9

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:39.0

America's deadliest mass shooting. Who? Where? And why?

0:46.5

Hello again. I'm Arminow and the end. This is To the Point from Public Radio International.

0:50.6

A shooter and 49 victims are dead. At least five are in grave condition as the White House, the FBI, and all Americans try to understand Saturday's events in Orlando.

1:00.3

The Pulse Club, a well-known gathering spot for the LGBT community, was attacked by a gunman who'd been investigated for radicalism two years ago.

1:09.0

The FBI has told the president that the shooter acted alone,

1:12.7

but was he radicalized by the internet propaganda posted by the Islamic State?

1:17.8

We'll hear about the shooter and his victims, as well as the ongoing investigation.

1:22.8

We'll hear the very different reactions of presidential candidates, Clinton, and Trump.

1:28.4

First, here's the news.

1:41.3

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Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

2:02.6

Hello again, Warman. I'll be back with To the Point. Sunday morning's mass shooting at the Orlando Pulse Club was the deadliest in American history.

2:08.6

Today, President Obama repeated the FBI's initial conclusion about the incident.

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